Distributor Center

Lute Supply, headquartered in Portsmouth, Ohio, received the Harold V.
Goodman distributor award during a ceremony held in conjunction with
Goodman Manufacturing Co.’s annual distributor meeting at the Inter
Continental hotel in Houston.

Here is a column from Talbot Gee, vice president of the Heating, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI). From the perspective of HARDI, he felt it important to clarify several points in the article “A Longer Life for R-22 Equipment” (Feb. 11, 2008).

Meier Supply Co. Inc. has achieved 2008 Belimo Platinum Distributor status. According to Belimo, the Platinum Distributor program recognizes those firms that are achieving exceptional results, building their businesses with Belimo solutions, and displaying an ongoing commitment to meeting customer needs.

Coleman Heating and Air Conditioning and US Airconditioning Distributors Inc. celebrated a new era in their manufacturer-distributor relationship with a series of dealer meetings in Arizona. Attendees participated in residential and light-commercial product workshops, marketing/advertising sessions, and more.

Tencarva Machinery Co. consolidated three divisions into a new 12,000-square-foot office-warehouse building in Oak Lake Industrial Park, Midlothian, Va. “We are very pleased to get all of our Richmond area team in one location,” said Rod Lee, president.

U.S. Air Conditioning Distributors, with over 40 locations throughout California, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona, and Florida Air Conditioning Distributors, with 13 locations throughout Florida, is now stocking ZoneFirst’s™ Plug-In Zoning Systems.

Grainger plans to enhance service to Pittsburgh-area customers by investing in its local operations. As part of a multiyear expansion program, the company is adding new locations, expanding its existing facilities, and enhancing service through improved same-day availability.

The Heating, Airconditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) will be holding an intensive workshop for hydronics distributors in Hartford, Conn., before the start of the 2008 National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers’ (NAOHSMs’) Annual Convention.